@ zandl -- well. I thought it was still around $6 a piece... Woops. How many would you suggest adding? I never thought more than two was necessary. Also, I think the messed up mana curve is still a little worrisome.

Bleh. 2 is alright.

just remember that if you blink AEtherling , a ciphered Hands of Binding will fall off

@ zandl -- Do you think I should run more?

@ Tempest -- Yup, I'll probably end up flickering it as a last resort if I need to; it's just nice to have a built-in save.

2 or 3 is okay. Make the call.

I still like Hidden Strings a lot, actually, especially with the amount of 2-drops in this deck... maybe run 2 and keeps hands of binding?

I happened to pack a Blood Baron and a Watery Grave and decided to make this deck for my girlfriend to get her going with Magic P:

I bought the entire sideboard, so besides lands, what would you recommend?

Awesome deck! +1 Gonna feature it for you.

Underperforming Cards

Following discussions in other decks, I'm looking to replace Drogskol Reaver and Cyclonic Rift . The Reaver costs way too much to ever hit the table, and the Rift never gets overloaded, making it useless as well. I was thinking of either some ramp, or Mentor of the Meek (which tempest has urged me to add for a while). I'm open to any suggestions!

@ hamiam -- Thank you for the feature, I really appreciate it! Do you have any suggestions regarding what I've mentioned above? If you ever want me to check out a deck or anything, let me know!

You mentioned me?

ohh. i thought that was part of the update. my bad. yea. that was me :)

this deck needs the better lands and Pontiff of Blight (gives everything extort. keyrunes would do well if pontiff was in and they are all pretty cheap. i understand the lck of duel lands, but it is possible without them.

@ Tempest -- Still think I should run him over Drogskol Reaver ?

@ ThatMagicCardGuy -- If you understand the lack of dual lands, then which lands does it need? And Pontiff of Blight is a possibility, but I don't have enough mana acceleration to make him very useful.

why not search warrant for life gain? and its fairly low cost aswell so u can extort i suggest possibly adding think twice or thought scour for draw power possibly supreme verdict for board wipe idk just some low price suggestions

• 2-of -- You may or may not see this card in a game, but when you do, it can end games or make way for you to secure a win.
• 3-of -- You will probably will see this card in a game, and contributes to a win. It doesnt necessarily single-handedly win games, but is a great support card
• 4-of -- You want to see this card. It makes up the core of the deck, and a win is very difficult without one.

i would say that the pontiff should be a 3 of. you don't have a lot of extort creatures. this guy also has a power of 2 for Mentor of the Meek and a high toughness to block a good amount of the creatures in standard instead of taking a beating to keep your extort creatures alive. and there are always games when you get mana flooded...

@ reawkwian -- Linking cards using double brackets drastically helps when giving suggestions. Search Warrant is a little slow, and I usually have enough lifegian through extortion. I think I will be adding Mentor of the Meek for some draw, and Supreme Verdict wound hurt more than help in a creature heavy deck like this one.

@ Tempest -- I wonder where you got those guidlines :P Pontiff of Blight would definitely go in as a three of, but he does cost 6. I had a lot of trouble casting the Reaver and overloading the RIft, so I'm not inclined to add another high CMC card. I was thinking of adding 3 Mentor of the Meek s and maybe a fourth Lingering Souls ?

if you do that, i feel like you don't have game finisher/bomb to end the game. that could be detrimental to your deck since you don't a fast early game either. you could try the fast route (which i think is more effective) with AEtherling as the finisher?

@ Tempest -- That's what I've been using as a finisher. Throw a Dark Favor on him and the game ends pretty quickly. Maybe I should look for something to support him as my finisher?

its just that your mana curve looks aweful. get some good 1 drops. i personally really like Doomed Traveler and Dutiful Thrull . both contribute to Mentor of the Meek and have multiple lives

@ Tempest -- Yeaaa it does look like hell. Let me change it a little so it looks a little better.

also, if your only finisher is AEtherling i would up him to 4

also, if your budget allows it, i think Ajani, Caller of the Pride would fit nicely into this deck

@ Tempest -- I think I might up him to 3, 4 seems a little excessive but I very well could be wrong. Ajani is also nice, but I'll only acquire him in paper if I get a good deal. Anything thoughts on smoothing the curve out even more? And what's your opinion on Thrull Parasite ?

why AEtherling ? wouldn't you be avoiding typical money cards that budget players wouldn't have?

Thrull Parasite is really good. i don't know how i missed that.